#Silicon Valley’s answer to the labor shortage in US factories

#Silicon Valley’s answer to the labor shortage in US factories

“#Silicon Valley’s answer to the labor shortage in US factories” LIVERMORE, Calif., Aug 26 – Silicon Valley has a new pitch to persuade small companies to automate: rent-a-robot. Better technology and the need to pay higher wages to humans have produced a surge in sales of robots to big companies all across America. But few of these automatons are…

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#Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitment

#Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitment

“#Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitment” LONDON — For months, Gabrielle Walker had been looking for a part-time job. She applied to restaurant chains and retailers like Nando’s and Primark and she scoured the job search site Indeed. Nothing. Then one day, Walker, a 19-year-old student at University College London, was…

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#Weekly new jobless claims lower despite Delta variant concerns

#Weekly new jobless claims lower despite Delta variant concerns

“#Weekly new jobless claims lower despite Delta variant concerns” The number of Americans newly seeking jobless benefits edged lower last week as the labor market continued to recover despite fresh concerns over the surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the feds said Thursday. Initial filings for unemployment benefits, seen…

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#School districts struggle to hire bus drivers amid post-pandemic shortage

#School districts struggle to hire bus drivers amid post-pandemic shortage

“#School districts struggle to hire bus drivers amid post-pandemic shortage” School districts from coast to coast are struggling to hire enough bus drivers coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.   “This has been the perfect storm,” says Curt Macysyn, the Executive Director of the National School Transportation Association. Most school districts say they had a huge problem attracting…

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